Reproduction seats were installed as well well, until originals could be
sourced.

Everything was going smoothly, until Greg found himself buying yet another
Barndoor. That set the wheels in motion for this Kombi to take a different
direction.

1954 Portuguese Kombi

As bought 08/2015

A couple hours later after
some tweaks.

The story on these Portuguese Barndoor's is complicated,
but the short version is Portugal would bring in Panels to save on import costs
and convert them to whatever the buyer wanted, Kombi, Deluxe, etc.

So this "Kombi" is actually a Panel that has been
converted, notice the panel vents in the rear?

Not any run of the mill Panel though, this one came with
m-codes for opening rear hatch and safaris! Very cool!

With that being said, Greg has decided to take it back to
it's original Panel configuration and doing some engine and suspension changes.

The engine that came in the car was a '65 SC engine, which
in stock form puts out about 95hp. The previous owner has bore it out to a
1720cc and when Greg got it he couldn't leave well enough alone, so he added a
set of 48 IDA Weber's.

That was no easy task, with custom linkage needing to be
made, special carb to intake adapters, and a ton of bench testing to get it
running right.

This one of a kind sales flap made by the coach
building firm of Carrozzeria Grazia from Bologna Italy
Notice how the "flap" extends up
into the roof? We've never seen another one like it, anywhere..
With just 73050 km (45,656 miles) on the odometer this unique Bus needs
some cleaning then we'll put it to use!!

We were going to restore this and use it as our "T-shirt Bus" for the
swap meets, but we found a better Bus for that.
So instead were giving it the Slam-O-Matic treatment and plan to use it
as a sales vehicle for our suspension parts at the shows.
This includes a 3" narrowed beam w/ adjusters, dropped spindles, straight axle
conversion, T3 rear brakes.
The original wheel / tire combo was
4.5" Sprint Stars up front with 165/45/15's and 5.5" Sprint Stars in the rear
with 195/55/15's in the rear.
We also had a freshly gone thru 2110cc sitting on the bench waiting for a
Bus, so it found it's home here as well.

What can we say? This has got
to be
the coolest sales Bus ever!!This started life as a "regular"
Euro '62 Single Cab with the only special option being dual treasure
chest doors.
But once purchased the owner had a coach builder, possibly Westphalia,
convert it into the vending Bus seen here.

The story on this Bus is a long one and can be read in the Summer 2001
issue of Camper and Commercial magazine.
This is where Greg first saw the Vend-O and decided he had to have it.
At the time it had just been restored by Luke Theochari in the UK and
was making the rounds to the UK shows.

Fast forward to February of 2005
Greg had just returned home from a long weekend of VW swapping in So
Cal and hopped on the internet to see what was for sale.
Much to his surprise, there it was! No longer owned by Luke, but still
in the UK.
Over the next 12 hours emails were exchanged, phone calls were made,
and a deal was struck.

In April of 2005 the Vend-O made its way to the docks in the US.
The old owners logos were removed and replaced with the new Vintage
Warehouse ones.
With
that done the Vend-O made it's US debut at BYOB one week later where it
won the "Most
Unusual" Bus award.

On the drive home it was decided that even though the Bus is a one of a
kind and another like it will most likely never be seen again

Things had to change........

With the addition of a
1904 cc dual carbed motor a full suspension drop, updated "flyer"
tranny, and OG Berg shifter,
we're pretty sure
the Vend-O will be turning heads at all the VW events this year, and
years to come.

Even
though Greg likes the "one of a kinds" and weird coach built stuff and there are
other SO-1's out there.This one gets a spot because it's the earliest known
SO-1, and that's kind of a big deal.

Once we get a chance to really check it out we'll decide which way to go. For now
the plans seems to be bone stock with Vintage warehouse logos.
No lowering, no fancy wheels, no crazy interior colors, no big engines.

This
one is going to need some major reconstruction, but how many of them are left?

What
was once used as a mobile sales window will be converted into something a little
more cool.

Other
than the massive amount of metal work were not sure what exactly were going to
do with this one.

1958 Binz Double Cab

The newest addition to Greg's collection.It a good runner / driver as is. Yeah it needs some TLC but nothing too
bad.
A full resto is planned in the future but until then it gets the normal
Vintage Warehouse touch, a slight drop and some cool accessories.

This one came directly from a private party in Switzerland.
Aside from being a Highroof, which is pretty cool by itself, it's also
RHD (right hand drive), a walkthru,
and has a coach built slider on the drivers side instead of the typical
cargo doors.We did most of the suspension, dropped spindles, straight
axle conversion, Porsche disc brake conversion,
here at Vintage Warehouse.
Rust Box took care of the tubs, steering box raise, and 6.5" narrowed
beam.
The engine is a 1915 cc with dual 40's
Wheels are UK Porsche Cosmics supplied by good friend Chris Lyons and
detailed here.
Tires are 195/50's in the rear, and 165/45's in the front.

The
goal for Greg was to get it as low as possible without bags and still be drive
able.

Once
that was done he sold it to a friend in AZ minus the wheels and engine

It was a cool looking
car when Greg bought it, but needed a bit of mechanical, electrical, and
interior help to make it a nice driver.

Since buying the "Reichspost"
Greg has taken care of most of that work, but it seems more so he's been busier
trying to decide which wheels to run.

Currently being used as a display / prop
for T-Shirt sales it doesn't see much road time other than the occasional car
show / swap.

After sitting for months with no use, this
was sold to a collector in France who uses it for his shop.

1966 Kemperink Bestelwagon

Built by the coach building firm of
Karroserie Kemperink
(hence the name) this
Bus started out as a Single Cab pickup that was then stretched approx.
3.5 feet then the box was built into the normal bed area.
Used by the Dutch military as a mobile "command center" this Bus has
very low mileage, and it shows.Before
we got it there was a really sweet (kidding) mural on the rear box, and
the front cab was Baby Blue and White
We took care of all that right away by stripping the mural away to some
original paint underneath,
and spraying the lower half of the front to match the lower portion of
the box
Then we added a set of 15" Bus wheels / tires to get a sturdier look.
Inside the rear box has been converted to a camper at some point, and
we'll run it like that for now.

The
oldest VW in Greg's collection was this 1950 Split Window Beetle
"The '50" as it is referred to, has a 6" narrowed front end, dropped
spindles, disc brakes,
and
Porsche "Earlies" (15 x 4.5 in front, and 15 x 6's in the back)

Greg traded the complete body with all the glass, the pan,
bumpers, and a new interior
to a friend who plans on making it a driver again.

The
running gear, etc. that was kept from the '50 will go into another Split Greg
has in the works.

Back in the late 50's a guy needed something with this lay
out to haul stuff for his business.

He had a local shop take his stock Single Cab and convert
it for him.

I'm not sure how true that is, but the thing is weird
enough for Greg to add it into his collection.

Before any major work was done Greg was contacted by a
fellow in Colorado that wanted it for his farm.

That's where it is now. With some bodywork and paint it
looks great, and looks like it's being put to use.

1958 Hardtop

This
car had been around for years, but when given the chance to own
it Greg had to jump at it.
Having been restored previously this was get in and go cruiser.The
interior paint is original as are the seats, the only thing inside not
original are the door panels.
Outside the car has been repainted the original Coral Red and it looks
great.
The stock 36hp engine runs like a champ and the 6 v electrical system
does it's job just fine too.Greg added some
accessories from his stash to compliment the accessories already
present on the '58.
This include: Popouts, tissue dispenser, mudflaps, gravel guards,
parcel tray, roof rack, headlight grills,
Hazet tool kit, outside visor, white wall tires, arm rest, and much
more...

We
had to get a Type 3
back into the line up, so we picked up this 1965 RHD Australian Notchback.
It's a very original car, and other than a few weird OZ only pieces
it's your typical 1965 Notch, only thing is the steering wheel is on
the right side.
Having another T3 gave Greg a chance to pull some of his T3 accessories
out of storage.

A mild lowering job along with later front spindles with disc
brakes and a rear disc brake kit have the Notch looking better.
We are running early 4.5 Fuch's in the front, and deep 6's in the rear
with 125 and 165 tires respectively.
Nothing fancy but definitely an attention getter, and a nice driver to
boot!!

This is
our '65
Double Door, Walk thru front seat EZ Camper.Not much needed to be done when we got this.
It's been used, but not neglected.The
interior is beautiful and more importantly, it's complete.The first thing
on Greg list was to find a PAIR
of Westy side tents. After much
searching Greg finally found two complete matching
Westy tents for the sides, and a Westy "rear ender" tent for the
back door.
One day as a joke it was said that a Dormobile top should be added.
Greg thought "why not?" So one was found and installed.
Not much later it was decided that the Camper needed to be lowered so
it would fit in with the rest of the VW's.

Our old shop
truck was this '65 Single Cab.It is an original Euro spec Bus and came with
Euro headlights, locking steering, smooth bumpers, and Euro tail
lights. It is *very* sound and was only in need of suspension work, a
few accessories, and a good cleaning.After the suspension received our Slam-O-Matic
treatment (narrowed bean, dropped spindles, adjusters, straight axle
conversion)
we added a set of real EMPI Rader's and a canopy.While it was torn apart Greg went through
the motor and bumped it up to a 1641 cc and installed all new ignition
and fuel systems.
The electrical is still 6 volts, but uses an Optima battery.

More
pictures can be seen here...
With the addition of the Highroof, the Salesflap, the Kemperink, and
the Vend-O
We sold the Slam-O-Matic to a good guy in the UK.
Once in the UK it was featured in Ultra VW magazine.

I guess U.S. magazines just don't get it.....

The Slam-O-Matic was even used on the first ever Bus
fest event shirts!!

1961 Convertible

This is the 'vert we bought after selling
the '62 seen a few cars down.
This car was
bought from the original owner.
Back in '91 she had it
"restored", She then
drove it for a few years until the charging system started to fail,
then she parked it.

When we picked it up it needed some cosmetic repairs, which we took
care of.
We then focused on changing the interior and top color, most of that
was done too.
Next we added a set of dropped spindles to get the nose down. We were
well on our way to having another nice summer cruiser.
As happens sometimes, in the midst of finishing this car we found a
"better" project, and decided to sell this convertible as well.

The
original Vintage Warehouse "shop truck" a
'61 Single Cab.
We still have a soft spot
for this one. In the pictures here it was running a straight axle
tranny,
dropped spindles, and a big motor.
This truck was the test bed for many of the suspension products we now
offer!!

1956 Panel

This is the Panel that replaced the '61 Single
Cab. It's a '56 has original paint, and rust.
This one is just about
done as it sits. We wanted something we could haul parts in without
having to worry about dings and scratches.Greg put together a straight axle tranny kit,
and the 1st Vintage Warehouse narrowed adjustable beam with dropped spindles.Finished off with 15" wheels wrapped in
195/45/15's and 195/55/15's.Once we had it sitting where we liked, we
added as many unnecessary extras we could think of,
like racks, ladders,
steps, spotlights, safaris, European headlights, etc.

This
Bus was traded to a local VW guy for a Notch.
He has since sold it to the UK

1965 N modal Notch

Here's the Notch we got for the Panel .It has a big motor, IRS rear end 4
wheels disc brakes, Porsche alloys all the way around, and for the most
part was a nice complete driver.
The interior is stock and in good condition.

We had it for about one week before
trading it for a '62 Convertible.

1962 Convertible

In
our quest to once again have a summer time
car we found this '62 'vert and traded the Notch (from above) for it..Originally we planned to clean it up a bit
then enjoy it.But as fate would have it while sourcing parts
for this one we came across a '61 'vert that had been previously
restored.
Needless to say we bought it and are enjoying it instead.

When
we saw this one we knew we had to have it. It's the twin to our '56
Panel.
The addition of front and rear Safaris, canopy, fog lights, Euro
headlights, spotlight / mirror combo,
side step, rack and ladder,
ambulance fans,
and roof mounted spot give it the tried and true look.

A
happy couple in Northern California now use this Squareback as their
daily driver.

Greg's '65 Convertible is definitely a good
looking VW.But not only does it look good, with the
addition of a Judson Supercharger it can move too.This is his weekend cruiser, and nothing gets
more looks than a Red Convertible!!Bought from the original owner the only thing
the 'vert needed was a good cleaning and some new seat upholstery. After that it was the addition of some accessories such
as front and rear Euro lenses,and clear front T/S lenses to get the look he
wanted.With the addition of the Judson, EMPI camber
compensator, and lowering the front the 'vert was done.

This
one went to a collector in Texas, I hope he's enjoying as much as we
did!!

1965 Double Cab

Greg bought
this from a local VW guy that had long ago lost interest in it. The rear was
already had a straight axle with coil over shocks holding it up. Those were
removed and the back sat fine. The front had an adjustable beam that just needed
to be turned down. Add some new tires, paint some wheels to match, add a few
period accessories, and Greg had his first Double Cab.

I
bought the '65 in February of '98 from a customer of mine I showed some
interest in the car and it paid off.
When he had to sell
the car for personal reasons he contacted me.
He bought the car from the
original owner and didn't have it long before I got it from him,
so although I
am the 3rd owner I feel as though I got it from the original owner
myself.

Along with the car I
got a VW accessory roof rack and every piece of paperwork the car had.
I'm
talking original owners manual, VW dealers book, and service booklets
all in
the heavy grey book from the factory. Also included were two receipts
from VW.
The 1st for $300.00 and the 2nd for $1928.58 attached paperwork makes
it clear
that the $300.00 was a deposit and the other was the final payment.
This put
the total cost for the T34 at $2228.58 delivered to Monrovia,
Africa, where she lived at the time. After the
$300.00
was received VW sent a "VW-Order-Form" to her, from this she selected
the options she wanted, signed it and sent it back. Once returned VW
contacted
her with a total and when paid built the car to her liking. Shipping
dockets
from two separate companies show that the car was shipped to Monrovia
where it stayed for almost a year before being shipped to San
Francisco, California,
about 45
minutes South of me. Add to this every repair order for dealer done oil
changes, tune ups, etc.
Then in 1989 at just under 120,000 miles a new motor was installed, a
1600 cc
with all the stock tin, carbs, 6 volt., etc. When I bought the car it
had
131,639 miles on the odometer, that's right, not even 12,000 miles on
the new
motor!! Why? I have no clue, but I'm happy with it.

Anyone who knows me well
knows that I like my cars low.....Well I swore that I wouldn't do it to
the
T34.
As usual the car sat lower in the back than the front so I figured I
lower
the front a bit, just to level it out.
RIGHT!!! Next thing you know I'm digging out a set of 125's for the
front and
145's for the rear, I couldn't help myself. I have since upped the tire
sizes
to 135's and 165's but the car still sits low and I love it!! Lowering
and the
addition of a decklid rack are the only modifications I have made to
the car. I
drive this car on a daily basis and I dig all the weird looks and
comments it
gets.

1964 T34

Now onto the '64,
the "Rallye Car" I bought this car
from my friend Blue Nelson, and other than the racing stories of him
and Jean Ray I don't know
much about this one. I bought it in February of '99, and once I got the
car home I went to work doing some changes. I
know that it will always be referred to as "Blue Nelsons Rallye Car"
but at least I can say that I did some modifications to make it my own.
The
motor in the car was a 1500 cc stock unit and it needed some help
anyway
so I
pulled it out and installed a 2007 cc that I had been running in my
Single Cab.
It's a universal case motor so a little tin swap here, remote oil
cooler there,
and some Type III manifolds and we're off. Almost, the brakes were
pretty shot as well
so I opted for a set of 356 Porsche brakes instead of rebuilding the
stockers.
Now not only does it go fast, but it stops fast too. This T34 already
sported a
decklid rack and the same VW accessory rack as my other T34 so I
strapped on
some "necessary" items for Rallye racing and upgraded some of the
lighting, bigger is better right? Future plans call for removing some
of the
old lettering on the car and putting some new lettering and logos for
my VW
business Vintage Warehouse in their place. I figure since I've got an
attention
grabbing car I might as well use it to advertise.

Time has come and
gone....
The Rallye Car as traded to a local friend, and the '65 was sold to
another VW guy in So Cal

1957 convertible

There was nothing really special about this car, it was just a nice
driver.
All original interior, (Black with White piping), smooth running 36 hp
engine, etc..
Not sure why it was sold, but I'm sure the new owner is happy.

1956 Ragtop

This '56 Ragtop was bought as a partially
completed project (a painted basket case)
We assembled the car and added some of our own touches in the
process, these include an adjusted the ride height, polished 15 x 6
Porsche Fuchs, Euro headlights, 3 bar horn grills, locking steering
column,
NOS passenger side mirror, air deflector for the Ragtop, and
more.
Plans called for a BIG motor and a lot of fun, but it was bought
and sent to Canada before we got that far.

Car is currently with the same buyer, who is now in
the US and still making progress on it.

1955
Euro

This early '55. is a semaphore car and of course it's
loaded down with accessories as this is the typical M.O. of any car associated
with Vintage Warehouse.

Even though it has a 36 hp Judson motor it
doesn't see much road time.

It's
more of a work in progress and rolling storage for all of Greg's personal
hard to find and rare accessories.

The only way this car would be better is if it was a
rag.

1961
Double Cab

We found this one sitting neglected in front of someone's house. We
struck a deal and brought it home.
It had a late model (Bay) front end w/ disks and a Bay IRS rear end. A
"super cool" 80's 2 tone paint job w/ Red pinstripes and tinted windows
First things first the front end was swapped out for an early unit w/
dropped spindles and the rear was adjusted down as far we could get it.
Not being able to get the rear really down there, the DC sat idle
for about a year. New projects came along and a decision was made to
sell it.
After it was sold Greg did the needed work to get it on the road the
way the new owner wanted it.
This included raising it back up a bit, going through the
brakes, and installing an engine